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What the digital shift means for the NHS’s digital transformation

As the NHS approaches its 80th anniversary, what opportunities do digital solutions present for transforming health services, including enhancing staff experiences, streamlining corporate services, and improving patient workflows while also safeguarding digital infrastructures and reducing costs?

UK Government to only vaccinate vulnerable children

Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said that children who were vulnerable, living with clinically vulnerable family or almost 18 would be given the COVID vaccine.

Frontline NHS staff are no longer required to self-isolate

From Monday 19th July double vaccinated frontline NHS and social care staff who have been told to self-isolate will be permitted to attend work .

Investigation reveals Pegasus spyware used to track over 50,000 people

An investigation found that Pegasus spyware, used to track and kill journalist Jamal Kashoggi, has been revealed to be active across the globe - with atleast 50,000 people on the list.

Local authorities, digital transformation and the COVID rebound

Martin McFadyen, Head of Public Sector, Virgin Media Business, explores what the new local authority should look like after COVID.

Professor Ferguson: UK could have 2,000 COVID hospitalisations daily

Professor Neil Ferguson, epidemiological expert at Imperial College London, says that the UK could reach up to 2,000 COVID hospitalisations daily if current increases in transmission continue.

New studies will expand research into diagnosis and treatment of long COVID

15 new studies, backed by £19.6 million through the National Institute for Health Research, will expand research into diagnosing and treating long COVID.

Flu jab will be freely available to more than 35 million people this winter

Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has announced that over 35 million people will have access to a free flu vaccine this winter.

New pandemic of antibiotic resistance makes pneumonia deadly

In Bangladesh, children are fighting a difficult battle to survive antibiotic resistance - now, mid-pandemic, pneumonia is becoming untreatable via normal drugs.

Study finds 97% of women in Africa will work with HIV prevention methods

The REACH study found that 97% of women and girls in Uganda, South Africa and Zimbabwe are happy to work with HIV prevention methods - globally, half of all people living with HIV are women.

Cholesterol medication may reduce COVID-19 severity

Researchers have confirmed that statin medication lower the risk of in-hospital death from COVID-19, following a new study.

Study finds 20% of forest space overlaps with legal mining areas

The study finds that 20% of existing forests overlap with legal mining and oil extraction areas - a space roughly the size of Egypt.

One in two hospitalised COVID-19 patients develop complications

A study of more than 70,000 people in the UK has found that one in two patients hospitalised with COVID-19 developed at least one complication.

Only 1% of African people have two COVID vaccine doses

Only 1% of Africa's 1.3 billion population have been given two doses of COVID vaccine - now, the Delta variant is sweeping through countries which are highly vulnerable to hospitalisation and death.

Screening frequently misses endometrial cancer in Black women

TVUS screening missed over four times more cases of endometrial cancer among Black women versus White women, according to a new study.

Nearly 100% of people tested positive for antibodies after second vaccine

New data has found that nearly 100% of people tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies after their second dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine.

How lighting-as-a-service can transform patient care and free up £3bn in resources

Harvey Sinclair, CEO, eEnergy, discusses how adopting a lighting-as-a-service model can transform the NHS’ patient care, front line worker well-being and free up £3 billion in resources.

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